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Fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 regulates Paneth cell lineage allocation and accrual of epithelial stem cells during murine intestinal development.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Jul 2009
Vidrich Alda, Buzan Jenny M, Brodrick Brooks, Ilo Chibuzo, Bradley Leigh, Fendig Kirstin Skaar, Sturgill Thomas, Cohn Steven M
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR-3) is expressed in the lower crypt epithelium, where stem cells of the intestine reside. The role of FGFR-3 signaling in regulating features of intestinal morphogenesis was examined in FGFR-3-null (FGFR-3(-/-)) mice. FGFR-3(-/-) mice had only about half t...
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